I knew today was going to be a busy day for me. I’ve got a couple big deadlines this week and my mom is having knee replacement surgery on Wednesday so I’m trying to get as much as I can done by tomorrow.

To help myself stay on track, I’m doing two things.

1. First things first

I knew I needed to get a big chunk of my most important project done first. Doing the most important thing first is one of the most critical (and obvious!) time management techniques.

But it’s something I’m not very good at.

What I really wanted to do when I got up this morning was to start writing this blog post. But as a morning person, I’m most focused first thing in the morning, meaning I would be best able to focus on that project. And I knew it would relieve some stress if…